Dern tootin!No kidding! Man... that's a something I woulda never seen comin.
No kidding! Man... that's a something I woulda never seen comin.
i think you will find that you are mistaken if you think that ibis is a crap company. a small company that is willing to work closely with lopes on custom bikes is perfect.I feel like this is a joke. It's totally strange that the X time world champion can not get a better ride.
I would assume so, their 2008 line is still using it:Is Ibis going to continue liscensing the DW Link?
They've been making them for a few years already...Isn't Ibis the company that will have the DW link for 09?
Ya, and their XC trail bikes are rockets. Such nice bikes. Attention to detail is second to none.They've been making them for a few years already...
That's awesome! I am glad he didn't go with a big company like mongoose or something. Maybe I will run into him now, Ibis is located across the street from my work!
hahaha.Uhmmm, he has rode for Pacific (mongoose) for 6 years, that is where he left from.
I think you misinterpreted me. I was not at all implying that Ibis was a crap company. What I meant is that I find it hard to believe that Lopes can go from riding for some of the biggest players in the industry to a relatively small company like Ibis. I think Ibis is an amazing company and has always pushed the envelope of design over the years.i think you will find that you are mistaken if you think that ibis is a crap company. a small company that is willing to work closely with lopes on custom bikes is perfect.
Lopes is 36, he is at a time in his life and bike career he wanted to finally ride bikes he loved and not worry about anything else. Lopes' frame deals are just a co-sponsor, like a set of grips. We used to laugh about all the demands GT would make and they were about #3 on his pay scale.I think you misinterpreted me. I was not at all implying that Ibis was a crap company. What I meant is that I find it hard to believe that Lopes can go from riding for some of the biggest players in the industry to a relatively small company like Ibis. I think Ibis is an amazing company and has always pushed the envelope of design over the years.
If I were to guess, I would say that Lopes will have another larger co-sponsor on board.
Didn't he race a rickshaw dude for some $$$ as well one time?not to mention IBIS gets a guy that races XC, DH, 4X, Slalom, Road, Cyclocross, BMX, Track, Unicycles, Beach Path, Tricycles, Recumbents, etc...
So... what's it take to be Brian's PR web-forum rep?Lopes is 36, he is at a time in his life and bike career he wanted to finally ride bikes he loved and not worry about anything else. Lopes' frame deals are just a co-sponsor, like a set of grips. We used to laugh about all the demands GT would make and they were about #3 on his pay scale.
Between Oakley, Bell, Easton, Hayes, ODI, Sportsmobile etc...he already is making 6 figures. He is lucky to be in the position that he spent the last few months hooking up with all these bike companies, riding their bikes and being able to CHOOSE what he wanted to ride and help develop...not to mention IBIS gets a guy that races XC, DH, 4X, Slalom, Road, Cyclocross, BMX, Track, Unicycles, Beach Path, Tricycles, Recumbents, etc...
Not dissing, but do you mean as in the earlier link in the first post wasn't "official".It is now official. just got word in from lopes.
http://www.transcendmagazine.com/archives/2008/02/lopes-to-ibis.html
Well... in the "no more DW link Sunday next year" thread, I jokingly speculated that IBIS would be the new DW Link DH bike for next year.
Hmmm. Maybe I'm not really as dumb as I look. I can just see BL rocking the proto Ibis at Whistler this year.
Or, maybe I really am just a little on the stoopid side.